FOR SEVERAL WEEKS in May, the George Washington University officials circulated a survey among workers in hopes that the institution would be nominated the best place to work in greater D.C. by the Washington Business Journal. However, some employees failed to receive the memo. Over 1,000 part-time faculty, who have recently unionized to combat low wages and lack of benefits, were not invited to fill out in the questionnaire.

The results of the survey will be used by the business magazine to evaluate local employers’ “trust with co-workers ... and manager effectiveness,” according to an e-mail the University sent to 4,700 regular faculty and staff.

“Our interpretation of the survey was that it should be sent to employees whose primary employment is with the University,” said Susan Kaplan, Associate Vice President for Human Resources. She called the regular faculty and staff, those who receive benefits, the “core group of University faculty and staff.”

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